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C-17A Incident at Charleston

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C-17A Incident at Charleston

Post by plmc135 » Sat Apr 10, 2021 7:35 am

ASN reporting incident with a C-17A at Charleston yesterday 09/04, no serial quoted; looks rather burnt on port side.

https://aviation-safety.net/database/re ... 20210409-0

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Re: C-17A Incident at Charleston

Post by STN RAMP RAT » Sat Apr 10, 2021 7:53 am

I suspect it might have been 10-0223 which left Mildenhall in the morning.

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Re: C-17A Incident at Charleston

Post by Phil » Sat Apr 10, 2021 8:19 am

STN RAMP RAT wrote:
Sat Apr 10, 2021 7:53 am
I suspect it might have been 10-0223 which left Mildenhall in the morning.
Looks like it.

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Re: C-17A Incident at Charleston

Post by 100arw » Sat Apr 10, 2021 8:33 am

STN RAMP RAT wrote:
Sat Apr 10, 2021 7:53 am
I suspect it might have been 10-0223 which left Mildenhall in the morning.
Just out of interest, what are you basing your info on, as it would be nice to know if confirmed?
P.

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Re: C-17A Incident at Charleston

Post by Kurnass » Sat Apr 10, 2021 8:40 am

100arw wrote:
Sat Apr 10, 2021 8:33 am
STN RAMP RAT wrote:
Sat Apr 10, 2021 7:53 am
I suspect it might have been 10-0223 which left Mildenhall in the morning.
Just out of interest, what are you basing your info on, as it would be nice to know if confirmed?
P.
It was the last Globemaster landing at Charleston before the incident happened.

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Re: C-17A Incident at Charleston

Post by pg1610 » Sat Apr 10, 2021 12:05 pm

some more pictures etc here from Scramble

https://www.scramble.nl/military-news/c ... charleston
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Re: C-17A Incident at Charleston

Post by lardyboy999 » Sat Apr 10, 2021 12:53 pm

Oops. That'll ruin your day after a long trip.

Good to know no-one was hurt.

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Re: C-17A Incident at Charleston

Post by sschofield » Sat Apr 10, 2021 4:22 pm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZsVqBl9gBz0

You might want to turn the sound off!

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Re: C-17A Incident at Charleston

Post by R1nger » Mon Apr 12, 2021 7:24 pm

Bit of speed-tape and a rubdown with T-cut, she'll be ready to go again
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